Quotes by Edith Hamilton

Explore a curated collection of 14 quotes by Edith Hamilton. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleas — Edith Hamilton
I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality o — Edith Hamilton
Genius moves to creation, not to destruction. Only a very few have combined both. — Edith Hamilton
Euripides "questioned everything. He was a misanthrope who preferred books to men. — Edith Hamilton
She was brave from excess of grief — Edith Hamilton
Though the outside of human life changes much, the inside changes little. — Edith Hamilton
It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts; but it is true, — Edith Hamilton
When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith. — Edith Hamilton
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. — Edith Hamilton
When the freedom they wished for most was the freedom from responsibility then Athens ceased to be free and never was f — Edith Hamilton
The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said 'Thus far and no fart — Edith Hamilton
It is not hard work that is dreary it is superficial work — Edith Hamilton
Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to — Edith Hamilton
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. — Edith Hamilton